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Akira Terao



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  • RAN
  • RAN review by GraftheGreatest from London, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Classic Last Shout for Kurosawa 19 September 2004
    ...ost blind. Lord Hidetora, decides to divide his land between his 3 sonsToro (Akira Terao), Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu) & Saburo (Daisuke Ryu), with the elder receiving the gr...   Read customer review

Akira Terao - filmography


  • Casshern on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Yusuke Iseya,  Kumiko Aso,  Akira Terao
    Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    It is late in the 21st century. After 50 years of devastating war between Europa and the Eastern Federation, the latter has emerged victorious, and the new federation of Eurasia is formed. There can be no glorious peace, however, as the planet has been ravaged by chemical, biological and even ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 6,453 members
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  • Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
    Starring: Akira Terao,  Mitsuko Baisho,  Toshie Negishi
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A Japanese legend... Living dolls in a peach orchard... A deadly snow fairy... A haunted war survivor... Van Gogh painting crows... A terrifying nuclear disaster... Miserly ogres... And the village of the watermills... Eight visions of breathtaking beauty. Eight powerful moments revealing human nature.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 86 members
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  • RAN - Blu-ray (1985)
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai,  Mieko Harada,  Akira Terao
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    For his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday...read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 459 members
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  • RAN - HD (1985)
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai,  Mieko Harada,  Akira Terao
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    For his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday...read more »
    4 stars out of 5 75% from 52 members
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  • RAN on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai,  Mieko Harada,  Akira Terao
    Director: Akira Kurosawa
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    For his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday...read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 6,435 members
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Akira Terao facts

5 most recent films

Casshern - 2.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
RAN - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
RAN - HD - 4.0 stars
RAN - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

RAN - HD - 4.0 stars
RAN - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
RAN - 3.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
Casshern - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Casshern - 2.5 stars
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - 3.5 stars
RAN - 3.5 stars
RAN - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
RAN - HD - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Mieko Harada - 5 times - show films
Jinpachi Nezu - 4 times - show films
Yoshiko Miyazaki - 4 times - show films
Tatsuya Nakadai - 4 times - show films
Daisuke Ryu - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Akira Kurosawa - 7 times - show films
Kazuaki Kiriya - 1 times - show films